As soon as the decisive battle began, the Ottoman army was defeated! The 75mm field gun, with its superhuman rate of fire, instantly hit the Ottomans and couldn't raise their heads!

Thousands of shells were scattered on the positions of the Ottoman army every minute, tearing the carefully prepared defensive line of Wolf Pasha to pieces!

In the darkness of night, in a field on the south bank of the Karagachi River, the headquarters of the Bulgarian 9th Division was relocated.

Major General Kirill, commander of the 9th Division, looked at the operational map and asked, "Are the units in place?" How is the artillery regiment preparing? ”

The adjutant replied: "All units are in place, the artillery regiment has been deployed, and the final commissioning is underway!" ”

Kirill thought for a moment and said, "Send someone to scout the enemy again!" ”

"Yes!" The adjutant replied in the affirmative

The chief of staff asked suspiciously: "You are too careful!" Haven't the coordinates of the enemy's positions been clearly marked by the intelligence services and sent over? The headquarters of the group army also sent people to conduct verification, can you still believe it? ”

Kirill shook his head and said: "It's not that I can't believe them, the battlefield is ever-changing, and it is impossible for the position of the Ottoman army to change big in a short period of time, but small changes are still possible!"

Even if the enemy moves the camp to the left and right for a hundred and eighty meters, the accuracy of our artillery will be greatly reduced! There is a heavy artillery regiment at the headquarters, and one hundred and eighty meters is not an error at all for them!

This is also a problem that all commanders are prone to make. As long as the approximate position is determined, it doesn't matter whether it can hit the enemy or not, the shells must be fired!

The great powers have great causes, and if one shell misses, a hundred shells will pass, and if it fails, a thousand shells will definitely kill the enemy.

Moreover, the post-war statistics never bothered about the process of shelling and the shells consumed, they only cared about whether the task was completed and whether the enemy was destroyed.

But we can't! Bulgaria has a thin foundation, and for the sake of this war, just to reserve ammunition, our arsenal has been rushing to work for several years, and we can't afford to waste it! ”

The chief of staff thought for a while and said, "I understand a little, why does the Grand Duke value you so much!" You can find these detailed questions, and you have to accept them! ”

Kirill smiled and said, "I thought you would say, I'm poor?" ”

The chief of staff shook his head and said with a teasing: "How is it possible! Who of our Bulgarian army has not had a hard time? That is to say, in recent years, the conditions have been better, and when I was the regiment commander before, I often couldn't even receive the military salary, and for a long time I didn't even know what the cannon looked like! ”

After speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled!

After a moment, the chief of staff said solemnly: "Does Kirill dare to gamble on a big one?" ”

"You mean night raids?" Kirill asked, after a moment's thought

The chief of staff shook his head and said, "It's not a night attack, I plan to launch a general attack tonight, take advantage of the night to cover the crossing of the river, and take the enemy by surprise!" ”

Kirill was silent for a moment before saying, "You're a madman!" ”

The chief of staff laughed and said, "Crazy people maybe! If I succeed, I am a genius, and if I fail, I am a madman, and there is often only a line between a madman and a genius! ”

"I've heard for a long time that your staff is full of crazy people, and today I can be regarded as an eye-opener! Okay, this time I bet! Kirill said cautiously

"Bet? Unexpectedly, I'm not the only one who is crazy, when did you, a moderate faction in the army, become so radical? The chief of staff asked suspiciously

Kirill said coldly, "Hmph, I'm not as conservative as you say!" Besides, we're going to launch a surprise attack tonight, and the risk isn't as big as we thought!

Don't you know what the Ottoman army on the other side is? We also conduct overnight combat training, they are 'strong soldiers who practice every ten days', what is there to be afraid of! ”

The chief of staff laughed and said, "You are really still the Kirill I know!" Yes, now is the time when the Ottomans are most lax in their defenses, as long as a normal person would not have thought that we would launch a general attack today!

And even if it fails, it's a big deal to retreat and wait for the main force to come over and fight again! If we succeed in crossing the river by luck, the Ottoman army in front of us will be meat on the board! ”

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At this time, Major General Etorpasha, who was on duty in the Ottoman army, had been restless, and his right eyelid had been beating non-stop, according to the tradition of the Eastern world, the right eye was beating, which was a bad omen!

Major General Etorpasha, who had received a new education, did not agree with such a statement!

"Maybe I've been too tired lately!" Etor Pasha thought

"Did anything unusual happen?" Etor Pasha asked

The adjutant replied: "As of the end of the day, everything is normal, nothing abnormal!" ”

"What about the Bulgarians on the other side?" Etor Pasha continued to ask

The adjutant replied: "The Bulgarian troops stationed on the opposite side are the Ninth Division, which has only arrived this afternoon. Now that they're busy setting up camp, we've launched several raids while they're still on hold, but they've all failed! ”

Etorpasha shook his head, thinking that it seemed that he was thinking too much, the Ottoman Empire had deployed four divisions of more than 50,000 troops along the Karagach River, and even if the Bulgarian army was strong in combat, there was no reason to attack with only one main division!

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In the early hours of the morning, an advance detachment of Bulgarian troops, under the cover of night, quietly crossed the lower reaches of the Karagach River!

The crossing site was cleverly chosen, with a large area of reeds on both sides. It's already May, and the reeds are growing lushly.

The night road was breezy and the reeds were fluttering in the wind, just covering the actions of the advance team!

The Karagachi River was not wide and the current was not fast, so the Bulgarian advance detachment quietly crossed the river under the cover of night on rafts and small wooden boats hidden by the local population!

At half past three in the morning, the most sleepy time of the day, the Bulgarian 9th Division had already been prepared and launched the battle to cross the river!

By this time, the advance detachment had already reached its destination, made a sneak attack on a crossing, and the Bulgarian troops, under the cover of artillery, began to cross the river with the main forces!

The sudden attack of Bulgaria disrupted the deployment of the Ottomans, and due to the lack of training for night battles, the Ottoman camp was already in disarray!

The officers have been busy for half a night, and now they are sleeping in a huffing way, and now those who can come out to preside over the situation are the elites of the Ottoman army!

Immediately after the Bulgarian offensive, Major General Etorpasha organized a counterattack. It's a pity that under the cover of night, the poor command system of the Ottoman army is now in chaos!

By the time Major General Ettor figured out where the Bulgarian troops had landed, it was too late, and more than two hours had passed!

In these two hours, four main regiments of the Bulgarian army had already crossed the river!

As expected, the 9th Division achieved a complete victory in the battle of crossing the river! Although the Ottoman army still had more than 50,000 men, three times the number of the Ninth Division, they could not help the Ninth Division in the short term!

After receiving the news that the Bulgarian 9th Division had successfully crossed the river, General Popov did not hesitate at all, and immediately ordered the 12th and 13th divisions not far away to rush to the front line at night!

The next day, the Ottoman army launched a frantic counterattack on the 9th Division. Kirill is not the master who can't fight back just after being beaten, he directly attacks against each other, and the two sides broke out in the most brutal fight since the start of the war!

Although the Ottoman army was stronger, after a short hand, it was often the 9th Division that had the upper hand, and Kirill's position was not only not reduced, but expanded a lot!

The chief of staff said suspiciously: "There seems to be something wrong with the performance of the Ottoman army!" How can we also have a threefold superiority in troops, and they are just pressed and beaten by us? ”

Kirill nodded and said, "Yes, the combat effectiveness of the Ottoman army cannot be so bad!" We've fought each other before, and the Turks are still very brave! ”

The chief of staff suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said: "Turks, by the way! As if the army opposite us is not all Turkish! ”

Kirill snapped the case and said, "That's right!" The Ottoman army is not all Turks, there are other ethnic minorities, and these people will definitely not die for the Sultan government! ”

Well, Kirill guessed half right, there were indeed other nationalities in the Ottoman army, but most of them were enlisted!

It was a tradition of the Ottoman army to eat empty sounds, and now that there is a war, you have to get enough people! This is simple, catch the strong man and fill the number!

And the officers who lost the battle in front of them, they must find a way to get rid of their crimes! It's better to catch the strong men, as long as you get together enough troops and fight up and down, defeat will become a strategic retreat!

This is also the reason why the number of Ottoman troops has not decreased much after the war has been going on for so long, but the combat effectiveness has dropped sharply!

In the evening, the 12th Bulgarian Division arrived at the front and completed the rendezvous with the 9th Division, which was only twenty kilometers from the front line on the Karagach River!

The superiority in forces on which the Ottomans relied ceased to exist, and the war began to develop in Bulgaria's favor!

Ferdinand, far away in Sofia, is now surrounded by a stream of good news. The 1st Army advanced well, and the 2nd Route Army did not give in too much, defeating the enemy in the eastern part of Macedonia; The Fourth Route Army had reached the Aegean Sea; The Third Route Army ravaged the Kosovo region; Oh, the Fifth Route Army is still on the way, but it has killed a lot of Turkish troops.

In addition to the first army, it has only been a week since the start of the war, and other Bulgarian armies have also conquered more than ten cities of various sizes: Giumirdina, Sere, Prizren, Veles and so on!

"Your Excellency, the Greeks have asked us for help again, the army led by Cyril has collapsed, and now the Ottoman army is ravaging the Greek peninsula, Moros and Delphi have fallen, and Athens is in danger!" Metyev

Ferdinand nodded and said heartlessly: "Tell the Greeks, let them hold on, we are fighting a decisive battle with the main force of the Ottoman army, and when we win, this war will be won!"

By the way, remind the Greeks and tell them to launch popular resistance, the Ottoman Empire is just a paper tiger, as long as the Greek people work hard, they will definitely be able to stop it! ”

Prime Minister Konstantin hesitated and said: "Grand Duke, do we want the Second Route Army to speed up?" If the Greeks could not resist and surrendered to the Ottomans, then public opinion would be very unfavorable to us! ”

Ferdinand shook his head and said, "Don't worry, what can public opinion say?" Say we won't save when we die? Will you not defend yourself?

This is obviously the Greeks are too wasteful! It's only been more than 20 days, and I can't stand it, a proper pig teammate!

What does it matter to them that they can't stand us? They started this war in the first place, and now we are still wiping their ass, and who is the right to blame us?

Surrender? If George I had been willing to surrender, he would have surrendered to the Ottomans as early as when Cyril's legions were surrounded!

Now even if Athens falls, they will move their capital to the Peloponnese and continue to hold on! When we get rid of the Ottomans, they will come out as victors to regain lost ground! ”

Chekov asked suspiciously: "Grand Duke, the behavior of the Ottomans is a little abnormal!" It stands to reason that now that they are at a disadvantage on the battlefield, why don't they concentrate their forces on a decisive battle with us, and instead go to trouble the Greeks? ”

Ferdinand smiled and said nothing, from a purely military point of view, it is true that he should concentrate his forces to deal with the Bulgarian attack, but politically it is not necessarily, especially for the commander Edkh Pasha!

The internal struggles of the Ottoman Empire were much stronger and bloodier than those of other countries, and Edkhpasha was asked to give up his low-hanging fruit and take the risk to help his "enemies", even if he was willing, his officers would not agree!

Ferdinand was able to see all this clearly, and it was the credit of the intelligence services.

In order to balance the generals under his command, the Sultan has several military chiefs in the Balkans, all from different factions, and they usually fight to the death, and now it would be good not to have a black hand behind his back!

There is a precedent for this, and it was because of the infighting of the Ottoman government that Egypt was easily started by the British; The historical Bosnia-Herzegovina region was also lost to Austria-Hungary by internal strife!

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At this moment, the battle of the Karagachi River gradually came to an end, and the Bulgarian army, which had completed the division, launched a full-scale attack on the Ottoman army after a short rest!

After two days of bloody fighting, the Ottoman army collapsed on all fronts, and the Bulgarian 2nd Cavalry Regiment, which arrived later, received a challenging task - to capture prisoners!

Now unlike the first Balkan war in history, the Bulgarian army has an absolute advantage, and if the Ottoman army is allowed to run again, then the offensive and defensive battle of Constantinople will have to be fought again!

As of May 13, in the Battle of the Karagach River, the Bulgarian army annihilated 13,000 enemy troops and captured 34,000 enemy troops, while its own casualties were less than 4,000, and the casualty ratio of both sides was 1:3.25!

The fly in the ointment is that the main generals of the Ottoman army have run away! Not only the battle of the Karagachi River, but from the beginning of the war to the present, except for the two Turkish major generals who were killed by shells, the Bulgarian army has not captured a single high-ranking general of the Turkish army!